[NCLUG] FW: strange message sent to root

[mike cullerton]

on 2/27/01 8:58 AM, Mike Loseke at mike at verinet.com wrote:
> 
> You do realize that this is output from tcp_wrappers detecting someone
> attempting to scan or hit a service on your box for which this trap has
> been sent, correct?
> 
> What happened was that someone was scanning your box for open ports.
> Seems that tcp_wrappers is listening to them and configured to do a
> safe_finger back at them to try to determine who was logged on there.
> 
> Check /etc/inetd.conf, I'll bet stuff is being run by tcpd.

mike, i don't understand what you are trying to tell me here. my inetd.conf
only has time, ftp, cvspserver and imap2.


 -- mike cullerton